Sodium Carbonate: Added the the mixture to help remove grease stains and soften the water your washer uses in the cleaning process

Sodium Chlorate: This comes from the natural breakdown of sodium hypochlorite

Sodium Hydroxide: This is a pH adjuster for the water and also helps with removing stains from clothing

Sodium Polyacrylate: This ingredient helps stop soil from being reabsorbed into fabrics that are being washed

Does bleach kill bed bugs?

Bed bugs are extremely stubborn bugs hiding in just about any crack or crevice near their food source.

They'll lay their eggs, which are resistant to many bed bugs products on the market.

But, how does this relate to bleach?

To put it simply, bleach can technically kill bed bugs by oxidizing their outershell /body through the sodium hypochlorite, but you would need to spray it directly on the bug and risk damaging your property or inhaling poisonous fumes.

The risk far outweighs the benefit and we would highly recommend avoiding the use of bleach or any other kind of "natural" alternative (like boric acid or Lysol) to kill bed bugs.

Unless the product you are using contains some form of pesticide or natural repellent, it will be ineffective against head lice. Because Coca Cola lacks these ingredients, it cannot be used as an effective killer.

The nits also still need to be removed by hand, otherwise the infestation will return.

Is there any evidence for bleach?

As mentioned above, technically yes, you CAN kill bed bugs with bleach. A 2008 study conducted in Ann Arbor Michigan tested a protein Hsp33 that reacted when in the presence of bleach. Essentially, when bleach comes into contact with Hsp33 it stops working and causes bacteria to die.

This similar process would affect bed bugs (and any other bug) resulting in their death.

But even though you CAN kill bed bugs with bleach, you should avoid doing so in favor of more effective methods (such as heat).